{"product_id":"9781422234860","title":"Serial Murders (Crime and Detection Series)","description":"The systematic killing of a succession of victims, often over a period of many years, is not a modern phenomenon, but it has increased alarmingly over the past 50 years, particularly in the United States. Psychopathic individuals have discovered the pleasure -- most frequently sexual -- of meaningless murder, and the resultant publicity that their cases often provoke has caused the FBI to be concerned that a growing number of incidents are \"copy-cat\" crimes.\u003cp\u003e Serial Murders details several typical cases -- historical and recent -- from the 15th-century French killer, Gilles de Rais (the original \"Bluebeard\"), to Englishman Dr. Harold Shipman. The author investigates the root causes that led to the development of the killers' psychopathic personalities -- often deprivation and abuse in childhood -- and describes the gathering of evidence that eventually led to their identification and arrest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mason Crest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053281493232,"sku":"9781422234860","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781422234860_p0.jpg?v=1763741285","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781422234860","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}